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September 7, 2007

Economic Contribution of the Oceans Sector in British Columbia Prepared by GSGislason & Associates Ltd. Vancouver B.C., April, 2007 (PDF 1418 KB)

June 29, 2007

Offshore BC - Current Status
This article provides an update on the status of the BC Offshore. Prepared by Bill Phelan, published in the CSEG Recorder, March, 2007 (PDF 757 KB).
Summary of a recent study of seismic airgun survey noise propagation in Queen Charlotte Basin Prepared by Alexander MacGillivray, published in the CSEG Recorder, March, 2007 (PDF 565 KB)
The Pacific Coast Integrated Management Area: Moving Towards Modern Ocean Management. Prepared by Joy Hillier and Dale Gueret, published in the CSEG Recorder, March, 2007 (PDF 460 KB)
 

June 11, 2007  Petroleum Resource Potential of Queen Charlotte Sound within the Scott Islands Marine Wildlife Study Area.  Prepared by Torge Schuemann and Michael Whiticar, June 2007. (PDF 15MB)

May 29, 2007  2007 Offshore Directory A profile of organizations that participated in OTC 2007

March 21, 2007 Economic Overview of Oil and Gas Resources Found in the Queen Charlotte Basin This report was commissioned by Natural Resources Canada in 2006 to provide information regarding the potential economic value of oil and gas resources in the Queen Charlotte Basin. (PDF 1.45MB)

June 19, 2006 Nisga'a Nation Contribution Agreement - June 2006 (PDF, 1.78MB)

May 15, 2006 British Columbia's Offshore Resources: Update & Outlook. A PowerPoint Presentation by Patrick O'Rourke, April 12, 2006. (PDF 1.13 MB)

December 7, 2005 Results from an Acoustic Modelling Study of Seismic Airgun Survey Noise in Queen Charlotte Basin. Prepared by Alexander O. MacGillivray and N. Ross Chapman.  (PDF 5.6MB)

December 1, 2005 Petroleum Industry Transforms Provincial Economy. The Petroleum Research Atlantic Canada (PRAC) has released a study documenting how the oil and gas industry is transforming the economy of Newfoundland and Labrador,  (PDF 32KB)

October 21, 2005 Oil spill risks in British Columbia from offshore hydrocarbon exploration and development: Separating myth from reality. PowerPoint Presentation by Mark Zacharias (PDF 1.36 MB).

October 21, 2005 Waves of Opportunity Conference: Government Reports. PowerPoint presentation by Patrick O'Rourke. (PDF 176 KB)

February 19, 2005 Statement of Canadian Practice on the mitigation of potential seismic impacts in the marine environment released by The Government of Canada and the Provinces of British Columbia, Newfoundland and Labrador and Nova Scotia.

December 6, 2004 Petroleum Generation Potential (Cenozoic Units) Map added to Printable Maps in Offshore MapGallery. (PDF 769KB)

November 27, 2004 The BC Coastal Resource Information System (MSRM) is an Internet-based interactive map for viewing coastal and marine data, including aquaculture, shoreline classification, selected fisheries information, and offshore oil and gas information.

November 17, 2004 Analysis of Petroleum Potential in the Queen Charlotte Basin by Dr. Michael J. Whiticar et al, School of Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of Victoria. Using state of the art computer modeling programs, this two-phase project – Phase I: “Broad-Scale Basin Characterization” and Phase II: “2D Petroleum Systems Modeling” – analyzes existing geophysical, geological and geochemical information to better identify the factors that influence hydrocarbon formation and accumulation in the basin.

November 4th, 2004 BC's Offshore Petroleum: Recent Developments Presented by Ron Smyth to the Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists, Calgary. (PDF 1.09MB)

October 28, 2004 Innovation and Science Council of British Columbia News Release, (PDF 90KB), announces publication of two reports; Industrial Development in British Columbia's Offshore Oil and Gas Industry (PDF, 554KB) and Future Human Resources Development in British Columbia’s Offshore Oil & Gas Industry (PDF, 2MB).

September 21, 2004 The First Alaskan Oil & Gas Experience The Cook Inlet Basin PowerPoint presentation by Union of BC Municipalities Offshore Workshop panelist Bill Popp. (PDF 1.4MB)

 

September 21, 2004 Charting the Course BC Offshore Atlantic Experience Environmental Assessment and Monitoring PowerPoint presentation by Kathy Penney at the Union of BC Municipalities Offshore Workshop, September 21, 2004. (PDF 3.5 MB)

 

April 15, 2004 The Province of British Columbia's Perspective on the Federal Moratorium on Oil and Gas Activities Offshore British Columbia Submitted to the Public Review of the Federal Moratorium on Oil and Gas Activities, Offshore British Columbia. (PDF 195KB)